New York: Random House, (1974.). First edition - Uncommon example of the earliest advance issue for this collection of essays and speeches by this noted journalist on many aspects of surviving as a Black person in the US - includes comments on education, crime, drug addiction, welfare, black pride and more. On the cover are the words "uncorrected first proof" with the issue price and date handwritten. Laid in a mimeographed notice from the publisher. 157 pp.